July 2014 - Project Management Insights

Project Managers dont get support

August 18, 2015July 29, 2014 by Karen

A Project Manager should be able to handle anything and everything that happens in line with their role of managing the delivery of a project. They shouldn’t need support or help, as they have the skills and resources to enable them to do the job.

What do you think of my statement?

8 key differences in an Agile project business case

August 12, 2016July 22, 2014 by Karen

There are eight key differences that I’ve picked up in writing a business case for an Agile project. This post discusses those 8 differences and what you need to consider when creating your business case using this method.

I LOVE project reports!

August 18, 2015July 15, 2014 by Karen

I really love project reports.

They tell so much of a story.

You don’t need a project schedule

August 18, 2015July 8, 2014 by Karen

Project schedules are a sense of security for your project sponsor and Project Control Board (PCB). That is their purpose.

They are a simple tracking tool only and of no real value. Therefore there is no real need to have one. You can track how things are going making an estimate and report this to your PCB and sponsor.

Project Managers are people too, aren’t they?

August 18, 2015July 4, 2014 by Karen

I noticed earlier this week in a team meeting that it is all too easy to place the role or hat of Project Manager (PM) on someone and that seemed to automatically change the way that they are seen in the broader context by the people around them.